Cemetery plot location: A-04-36
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145559 |
| Surname: | TAGUCHI |
| Other names: | Kiichiro |
| Plate name: | TAGAUCHI, KIICHIRO * | AKA (Also Known As): | Kiichiro TAGAUCHI |
| Name in kanji: | 田口 喜一郎 |
| Grave location: | A-04-36 |
| Date of birth: | 1913-06-10 |
| Place of birth: | Kamiyama, Natsuumi, Kashima-gun, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Kamiyama, Natsuumi, Kashima-gun, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Moto 2803, 1 Battalion |
| Date of capture: | 1943-07-29 |
| Place of capture: | Nassau Bay, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Policeman |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Although TAGUCHI'S property statement recorded that he did not have personal effects, there is another record which records that he had a pair of spectacles and case, one wallet containing 1 photograph, 1 cigarette holder, 1 receipt note, occupation notes (1 pound 3 shillings) and clothing tag marked "TAGUCHI 03". TAGUCHI claimed that he had a diary when he was captured. However, this diary was not recorded as having been received. |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Fumi TAGUCHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Kamiyama, Natsuumi, Kashima-gun, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Sadanosuke TAGUCHI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5' 6", sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes. |
| Movement report: | TAGUCHI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 5 September 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | One of TAGUCHI’s reports has a comment: “Above average education, appears to be straight forward and cooperative” |
| Related images: | TAGUCHI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |